October 3, 2026
The Bhandewadi waste-to-CBG facility in Nagpur has reached another important milestone, combining operational progress with formal regulatory approval and demonstrating the potential of large-scale municipal waste conversion into renewable gas.
India’s Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, recently highlighted Nagpur as an example of the country’s growing waste-to-fuel sector, stating that the city is currently producing approximately 28 tonnes of CNG per day from waste.
Gadkari also indicated that around 4,000 similar projects are being taken up across India, underlining the increasing role of waste-derived renewable fuels in reducing pollution, improving waste management and lowering India’s dependence on imported petroleum.
Formal Consent to Operate
This operational progress follows an important regulatory milestone earlier this year.
On 24 May 2026, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) issued an amended Consent to Operate for the Bhandewadi facility.
The official consent identifies Nagpur Municipal Corporation as the owner of the project and SusBDe LOC Nagpur Private Limited as the operator of the project.
The amended consent records a project capital investment of ₹269.51 crore and authorises production of up to 2,070 m³ of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) per hour, equivalent to approximately 35.6 tonnes of CBG per day.
With commissioning and ramp-up of the complete facility progressing, total CBG production is expected to reach approximately 55 tonnes per day once the facility is fully operational.
In addition to renewable gas production, the Consent to Operate provides for the production and recovery of:
- 425 tonnes/day of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)
- 115 tonnes/day of organic manure
- 10 tonnes/day of recyclable materials
Environmental Performance Built into Operations
Environmental performance forms an integral part of the operating framework.
The MPCB consent requires the facility to recycle treated trade effluent within the process in order to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD). This means that treated process wastewater is reused within the facility rather than discharged outside the plant.
The facility is also required to maintain online environmental monitoring connected to the MPCB server, providing continuous monitoring and regulatory oversight of environmental performance.
These requirements demonstrate how large-scale municipal waste processing, renewable gas production and environmental controls can be integrated within one facility.
From Municipal Waste to Renewable Energy
The progress in Nagpur demonstrates in practice what SusBDe has been working towards for several years:
Transforming municipal solid waste into valuable renewable products while substantially reducing dependency on traditional landfill-based waste management.
The Bhandewadi facility combines waste processing and segregation, biological conversion, renewable gas production, material recovery and organic fertiliser production within an integrated waste-to-resource concept.
The fact that Nagpur is now being referenced nationally in the discussion around waste-to-fuel development is particularly significant.
Gadkari’s reference to approximately 4,000 similar projects across India illustrates the scale of the opportunity for Indian cities to convert municipal waste from an environmental challenge into a source of locally produced renewable energy.
A Reference Project for Further Development
For SusBDe, operating through Keva SusBDe Biotech Pvt Ltd, Nagpur represents more than the development of a single facility.
It demonstrates at industrial scale how municipal waste can become a locally available feedstock for renewable gas while simultaneously contributing to resource recovery, organic fertiliser production and the transition towards a circular economy.
With the Consent to Operate formally in place, production already underway and additional capacity becoming available as commissioning progresses, Nagpur is developing into an important reference project for the next generation of waste-to-CBG facilities.
From the approximately 28 tonnes per day currently highlighted by Minister Gadkari, through the 35.6 tonnes per day corresponding to the 2,070 m³/hour CBG capacity included in the MPCB consent, production is expected to further increase to approximately 55 tonnes per day following full commissioning of the facility.
The project therefore provides an important foundation for the further development of projects in India and other international markets.
Nagpur’s Bhandewadi waste-to-CBG facility is progressing from current production of approximately 28 tonnes of CNG per day towards an expected 55 tonnes per day after full commissioning. The facility received its amended Consent to Operate from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in May 2026, confirming SusBDe LOC Nagpur Private Limited as operator and authorising CBG production of up to 2,070 m³/hour.
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